Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit August 23, 2002, 01-1838 (John A. Waeltz and Herbert A. Johnson, Jr. v. Delta Pilots Retirement Plan)

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs John Waeltz, a retired Delta Airlines pilot, and Herbert Johnson, a current Delta pilot, brought this action against the Delta Pilots Retirement Plan (“the Plan”) under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”). They sought to recover benefits allegedly due to Mr.